November 18, 2016
It’s time to sell your home. Whether you’ve outgrown your current home or looking for a change of scenery, whether you’ve inherited a home
from a family member or loved one, or whether you are looking to downsize to a more manageable property after retirement, the time has
come to get out that ‘For Sale’ sign and start the selling process. There are several ways to try to sell your home. You may want to try going it alone and list your home on the market yourself, but you are probably more likely to opt for the professional advice and expertise of a real estate agent. There is one other way to sell, though, and it may actually garner you a few more benefits than you would gain selling your home through a realtor, you can sell your home to a We Buy Homes company instead.
What is a ‘We Buy Homes’ Company?
Selling your home to a ‘we buy homes’ company is a lot different than selling your home through a real estate agency. First of all, you don’t have to worry about getting your home ready to go on the real estate market or ensuring it is appealing to potential buyers. The ‘we buy homes’ company puts the work into renovations and staging; you simply have to call them up and say you want to sell your home.
Why Choose a ‘We Buy Homes’ Company?
There are a lot of benefits to choosing a ‘we buy homes’ company over a realtor. First, it will save time—and a lot of it. When you sell your home through a real estate agency, it takes some time to find the right agency to represent your investment, and you also must put in some work into your home. You’re still responsible for getting it ready to sell; the realtor can advise you and help get the property a bit of attention, but you are the one who must put in the work into getting it ready. That means renovations, cleaning, and staging. Then, once it’s ready to hit the market, you are still going to have to wait for the right buyer to come along. The
waiting game is real. Even using a real estate agent, it can take between 6-12 months to sell your home, and then it takes time to clear the title and close the sale. When you sell your home to a ‘we buy homes’ company instead, you can get an offer within 10 minutes over the phone, you’ll have a written offer right away, and the home buying company can close the deal quickly, so you’ll be able to sell your home in as little as 7 days!
Time isn’t the Only Thing You’ll Save
Selling to a ‘we buy homes’ company can save you a lot more than time—it can save you money, too. It may seem like you are sacrificing a lot of potential profit by not selling the home yourself, but a ‘we buy homes’ company can offer you a competitive offer on your home—without any of the real estate commissions and fees, and without having to wait around paying the mortgage, property taxes, and other utility fees on the home for the length of time it sits on the market before it sells. Plus, you save on all the renovations you would otherwise have to do.
A ‘we buy homes’ company is the way to go when it comes to selling your home. If you are looking to sell your home in Washington, DC, Virginia, or Maryland, contact us today—you’ll be surprised to know how easy it is.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About Selling Your Home Fast
During a transfer, a new deed is drafted and signed by the seller, transferring ownership of the house to the new buyer. This document is then recorded in the land records with the above-mentioned deed of trust.
We work with your bankruptcy attorney to present a FAIR offer and give you additional money at closing. We present the offer directly to your attorney and work to have the offer accepted by the bankruptcy court. Once the offer is accepted, we ensure that the bankruptcy is released and we buy the property as soon as possible.
Yes, we can work with any seller who needs to move a property quickly for any reason and in any price range. We have purchased million-dollar houses before.
Yes, we buy apartments, multi-family houses/buildings and land.
No! You have no obligation at all if you submit an information form, show your property to House Buyers or receive an offer to buy your house. You are under no obligation at all. All we ask for is the opportunity to make an offer for your house, you’re in the driver’s seat as to whether you accept the offer or not. You are in complete control. You are only obligated to our service if you have entered into a purchase agreement with us, as with any other real estate transaction.
We need very basic information from you about your house. The number of bedrooms, bathrooms and overall condition of the property is needed. We will also ask you how long you have owned your home and if there are any mortgages or liens against the property.
We offer the maximum amount possible, our offers are very competitive. If our offers weren’t competitive, we wouldn’t have purchased thousands of houses! There is no magic percentage we use, every house is unique. Our Real Estate Consultants take into consideration the age, condition, size, features and location of the home much like an appraiser would. We factor in the costs to repair the house, what other homes in the area are selling for and how long it is taking to sell those homes. These and several other factors are researched to determine a fair offer.
As soon as we receive your Online Form, we will review your information and get back to you ASAP (usually within 30-60 minutes depending on when you submit the information).
We work FAST to help ensure that your house doesn’t go to foreclosure. We present you with a FAIR offer to pay off your mortgage before the foreclosure. We help save your credit, avoid foreclosure and allow you to sell your house FAST and FAIR. Due to recent legislation, if you reside in the state of Maryland and are within a certain period of time before your foreclosure sale date, we will introduce you to a Foreclosure Consultant. The legislation mandates that if you are within this certain window that a foreclosure consultant must explain to you all of your options involved in selling your home.
No problem! We can still buy your house as is, even if it has demolition orders scheduled.
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